tirewheel-damage-36-002-77-1026r-1277

Service-Information$ r-, Group 36 Wheels and Tires June 1983 Bulle tin No. : 36 002 77 (1026R) – For U.S.A. and Canada only – Supplement I RE: DAMAGES TO WHEELS AND TIRES Dear Dealer: In the Service Information bulletin of August 1977, we described the possible damages to wheels and tires when riding over obstacles. At the same time,, we.,.,requested you to point out to your customers the need _t_o follow certain precautionary measures. Please/{~uppl.ement those in~truct:!i~:;:~:!:.~;.~!~;. foFrow:1~5~:tZ:~;c::. ( 1. Avoid’ …t he .. use ~of·•.. u napproved tires ;-··unsu’.rt:able for BMW·m otorcycle·s ..: ;::,.,.,. ,.·._ :·,,’.~.~:”·’: .:.:.:. :, . . ,y …· – ~.~.: ::’ .’::·t:}·.:\:::i ;::lt\ 7i. . :·_;.;”.r : ·:~·”·~.·.:.:…:.~t ·.·” :,,-.~;-·, :. ··::\: 7~=~~–,,” – 2. Avoid/using··Unsuitaolet ti+e· mounting m~:tno~.s:,)’,l?):d’;, •• …:,• •••’ – .. ‘••••••’I’•.” •I,’•• ••,• ,, •~.£;• , •L”””‘•’,i_ • ………. ~ ….. •~• ,, •1!”‘~~f.,-,.~ equally :so, unsti.i table•;;,,tools:}and. eq:Ui:Qmer(t. · •. .’”.: ;:r{\ 3 • Make ~~1;e;~~~i:~~,:;”..~*:itf;~ 3~:ral~ !it Quite often such type·ef of stresses may exeeed Tim.it values unnoticeal:rly: and .d~use damages, par~icularlt->~-1;.l!:.:..t..l;?:~. . .f’ ims. If allowed to continue for a long time, cracks”1•-aggravated by overload may spread to the hub area. ··— • Please inspect visually the tires on each wheel as part of a routine shop examination, and point out the precautionary measures to your customers. Yours truly, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. Richard Dampf National Technical Manager RD/cs Please route and initial before filing